Juan Bernat is the fall-back option for both Manchester United and Chelsea. The Valencia star is a contingency plan should both of the English giants fail to land Luke Shaw. The Southampton left-back, who made his England debut against Denmark last month, is wanted by the two Premier League traditional powers but the Saints are not interested in selling him. At price.
David Moyes and United face an uphill struggle to secure Juan Bernat too, as a potential new owner for the club may step in and thwart any any deal if he imposes his will his will on Valencia. The multi talented Juan Bernat originally started as a Winger, however it was his switch to playing Left Back that brought an amazing increase in form and he is currently playing at the top of his game.
According to Talk Sport:
“It remains to be seen whether United or Chelsea will be able to prise Luke Shaw away from St Mary’s this summer but now, according to reports in Spain, the duo are also eying Bernat. The 21-year-old Spaniard has been impressing up and down the left for Valencia, mainly as a midfielder, but he is equally adept in defence. The Valencia-born ace emerged from the club’s youth system in 2011 and has gone on to rack up 84 first-team appearances for the Spanish side.
Switching the convo from Juan Bernat back to Luke Shaw:
The Daily Star claims that David Moyes is prepared to pay the 18-year-old a staggering £75,000-a-week to join United in the summer.
That would top the £60,000-a-week deals United’s Adnan Januzaj and Arsenal’s Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain have signed as teens and see Luke Shaw almost quadruple his current Southampton wages.
Southampton have said he’s not for sale; at any price. However, this would be the highest contract for a teenager in Premier League history.
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